You love your music, but your listening experience may not be as great as you think it is. Messy libraries, bad players, crappy headphones, and poorly encoded files are just a few reasons that your songs may not sound their best. More »

Buying a wi-fi router these days is no easy task. Long gone are the days where one model rose above the rest: now there are routers with different features, some that focus on range, others that focus on speed, and still others with advanced features like NAS support and traffic shaping options. More »

I have two printers that rarely see any use. While printing isn't obsolete by any stretch of the imagination, paper is slowly losing its usefulness to computers, smartphones, and other electronics. More »

We've talkedover and over again about how SSDs are the best upgrade you can make to your computer, but the formerly-expensive drives have dropped dramatically in price over the past year-which means now may be the perfect time to buy one. More »

Lately I've been trying to rid my life of as many physical artifacts as possible. I'm with Merlin Mann on CDs:
Can't believe how quickly CDs went from something I hate storing to something I hate buying to something I hate merely existing.

After a long, hard day at work, the last thing many of us want to do is go home, buckle down, and go to work on something else. It can be tempting to just fall down on the couch, order a pizza, and then stumble off to bed, but doing that means you never use your free time to learn a new language,... More »

Ever had friends or family who somehow manage to turn a quick meeting into a four hour ordeal? It's frustrating when you have things to do and people overstay their welcome, but getting rid of them isn't always easy. More »